[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of native kidney biopsy complications
ED Poggio, RL McClelland, KN Blank… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Results A total of 118,064 biopsies were included in this study. Patient age ranged from 30
to 79 years, and 45% of patients were women. On the basis of our meta-analysis, pain at the
site of biopsy is estimated to occur in 4.3% of biopsied patients, hematomas are estimated to
occur in 11%, macroscopic hematuria is estimated to occur in 3.5%, bleeding requiring
blood transfusions is estimated to occur in 1.6%, and interventions to stop bleeding are
estimated to occur in only 0.3%. Death attributed to native kidney biopsy was a rare event …
to 79 years, and 45% of patients were women. On the basis of our meta-analysis, pain at the
site of biopsy is estimated to occur in 4.3% of biopsied patients, hematomas are estimated to
occur in 11%, macroscopic hematuria is estimated to occur in 3.5%, bleeding requiring
blood transfusions is estimated to occur in 1.6%, and interventions to stop bleeding are
estimated to occur in only 0.3%. Death attributed to native kidney biopsy was a rare event …